PhilsComputerLab | How to avoid short lifespan when using SSD in Retro PC @philscomputerlab | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
A Solid State Drives or SSD is built differently to a traditional mechanical Hard Disk Drive. When using a modern SSD in a Retro PC, it is important to make sure partitions are aligned as unaligned partitions reduce the lifespan of your SSD. In this video I show you a few methods for aligning partitions that are using with DOS, Windows 98 or Windows XP Retro PC.

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